Tourist interpretation center at Murud

Abstract

This research is an attempt to explore the perspective of tourism, specifically cultural tourism and the way it can be a catalyst to transform the place and its timeline. For this research considering scenario of coastal town of murud janjira in raigad district of Maharashtra., which identifies with a cultural heritage, natural and geographical context. The necessity of implementing the tourist center is to connect the locals and the tourist to promote cultural heritage, was a subject pursued in the study, the reason of this choice deriving from the fact that the cultural heritage, naturally and geographically surrounded area offers great opportunities for development. So the purpose of the research is to follow the development of the tourism field and, based on some present information, to make a future forecast for some specific indicators, to highlight the representative aspects related to the development and capitalization of intervention of tourism opportunities and local engagement. It leads towards the architectural intervention of tourism that is opportunities for the local stakeholders and residents to elevate their economic and social status of Murud Janjira.